My daughter Rebecca and I get together every Sunday to talk. Knit. Show our goofy cats to each other. We do this online, because we currently live about 600 miles apart. But we also talk about writing. A lot. And at one point a couple months ago, we were having this really animated discussion and bouncing ideas around on the … Continue reading →
So… here it is Friday morning, July 6, and I have been working steadily for six hours a day on the bug-hunts for Vipers’ Nest every day but Monday… Granted, as I’m getting into the bug hunts from my later folks, I’m getting a lot of repeat finds. But I have not had one bug hunter who hasn’t found at … Continue reading →
After a gruelling two years in which I’ve written very little fiction but have: Built a stellar team of folks to help me run my writing site: Dan Allen – Developer Kirsten Bolda – Site Designer Cat Gerlach & Amy Padgett, Forum Head Moderators Carol Englehaupt – moderator Karen Lynn – moderator Chris Makowski – moderator Tom Vetter – … Continue reading →
You have dreams, goals, passions, and a vision of things you want to accomplish in your life. But if you can only accomplish one of them, what’s the big one? The one you really love? And what is it about that dream / goal / passion that makes it special? Tell your story of the thing that makes you want … Continue reading →
I think both readers and writers will find this a simply brilliant idea. A group of writers has banded together to create a series fiction advent calendar. Each of the writers has done a series story, and different parts of it will be posted throughout the advent season. You go to the calendar, click the links as they become available, … Continue reading →
Writing was, and is, my passion. I worked at my fiction from the time I was twenty-five until I was thirty-one without ever making a dime, and never begrudged a minute of that time. While I was writing, I was happy. I was creating. I was learning to write better. I was finding my stories and my voice. I was … Continue reading →
If you’ve ever had a pet, what was your coolest, craziest, or weirdest pet moment? And if you’ve NEVER had a pet, what was your coolest, craziest, or weirdest animal encounter? … Continue reading →
In honor of Halloween, if you have a personal ghost story, tell it here. And here’s mine: Dreaming The Dead (Reprinted–Originally Posted on October 27, 2008 by Holly) It was 1:37 AM when I woke up. It’s 1:48 AM right now, and I’m still shaky. I dreamed I was visited by Jim Baen, and by someone speaking for him. I … Continue reading →
Write A Book With Me (WABWM) was a popular part of my weblog back when I was doing it the FIRST time. I thought it was popular just with the writers on my site, though, so when I restarted it, I moved it into the writing community, because I didn’t want to bore readers. Now I’m not so sure. If … Continue reading →
Some ground rules on this post first: Your one single change cannot be an assassination, a kidnapping, an act of terrorism, or ANYTHING ELSE ILLEGAL. I so very much do not want to have the FBI visit me to ask for your email address or IP address, so will promptly and mercilessly delete AS SPAM any replies that break this … Continue reading →
